Transcript Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients

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Chapter
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The Nutrients
Chapter
Nutrition:
The Nutrients
Contents
 Section 1 Benefits of Nutrition
 Section 2 How to Choose Nutritious Foods
 Section 3 Energy from Food
 Section 4 The Carbohydrates
 Section 5 The Fats
 Section 6 Proteins
 Section 7 Vitamins
 Section 8 Minerals
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
Fact or Fiction?
Is this statement true or false? If you think it is false,
explain what is true.
• The body responds to all fats in the same way.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
Content Vocabulary
nutrients
nutrient deficiencies
malnutrition
undernutrition
overnutrition
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
What Is the Best Food for Me?
Good nutrition promotes growth and
helps prevent diseases.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
What Is the Best Food for Me?
• Each day your body breaks down the foods you
eat and extracts the nutrients that help body
tissue grow.
nutrients
Substances in food that the body requires for
proper growth, maintenance, and functioning
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
What Is the Best Food for Me?
• Some people develop nutrient deficiencies
because they do not obtain enough nutrients from
their food.
nutrient deficiencies
Too little of one or more nutrients in the diet,
one form of malnutrition
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
What Is the Best Food for Me?
• A teen that suffers from malnutrition or
undernutrition may never reach full height, may
feel tired, experience mood swings, and suffer
pains due to a lack of nutrition.
malnutrition
The result of serious
undernutrition
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undernutrition
Too little food energy or too few
nutrients to promote growth
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
What Is the Best Food for Me?
• Due to an abundance of food in the United
States, overnutrition is more of a problem than
undernutrition.
overnutrition
Consuming too much food energy (calories) or
excessive amounts of some nutrients
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
What Is the Best Food for Me?
• Your body uses nutrients to replace old or
damaged muscle, bone, skin, and blood.
• Nutritious foods also provide energy to fuel your
growth and activity.
• The best food choices also reduce your risk of
developing illnesses later in life.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
What Is the Best Food for Me?
People may be overweight or the following reasons:
• Consuming high amounts of salt, harmful fats,
cholesterol, and added sugars.
• Consuming too few vegetables and too much
meat.
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary
• Define nutrients.
nutrients
Substances in food that the body
requires for proper growth,
maintenance, and functioning
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Chapter 7 Nutrition: The Nutrients
Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary
• What are nutrient deficiencies?
nutrient deficiencies
Too little of one or more nutrients in the
diet, one form of malnutrition
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